Washing-machine attachment.



P. MILLER.

WASHING MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.9, 190a.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WASHING-MACHINE ATTAOHJWENT.

Application filed January 9, 1908.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHLoE MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nowata, Nowata county, Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ashing-Machine Attachments and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in washing machine attachments adapted to catch articles that have inadvertently found their way into the suds drum or chamber.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a central sectional view of an ordinary washing machine such as is used in laundries, provided with one of my catching devices. Fig. 2 shows a detached enlarged view of the catching rack as used in my invention. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of one of the end hooks as used in my invention. Fig. 1 shows an enlarged detail of the base bar disclosing one of the socketprovided seats. Fig. 5 shows an enlarged detail of one of the square tined hooks as used in my invention. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the hooks at the central portion of the holder in tilted position. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the manner of securing the end hooks. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the manner of securing the intermediate or tilting hooks. Fig. 9 is a perspective view representing portions of the clamping bars separated to illustrate the construction of the square sockets for the fingers which are adapted to be tilted.

In laundries, it often happens that small articles, such as collars, handkerchiefs and the like are dropped into the suds chamber in introducing the same into the washing ma chine.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a cross sectional view of a washing machine of conventional construction, comprising the suds drum B provided with the door 2, and the washing machine A rovided with the door 1. In introducing t e fabrics and other articles to be laundried into the washing machine 1, it often occurs that small articles are dropped into the space between the washing machine A and the suds drum B. Now after the operation of washing the fabrics it is usually Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 410,021.

customary to open a valve 3 permitting the washing machine to be emptied of its suds directly into some connected sewer. Should any small article have been dropped. into the suds it will be lost if washed through the valve opening. To provide a simple positive means for collecting any article that may be in the suds chamber or drum is the aim of this invention.

To the door 1 of the washing machine A is secured a base bar 5, this base bar being provided with a plurality of seats 6, near the ends, which extend through one edge of the bar as shown in Fig. 4 and end in terminal sockets 7, which sockets are preferably circular as shown in said Fig. 4. A plurality of such sockets are used. Intermediate of its ends, however, this base bar 5 is provided with a plurality of seats, which are square and extend through both edges of the base bar as shown in Fig. 5.

In connection with the base bar I use a plurality of hooks, those near the ends ending in the rounded securing enlargements c as shown in Fig. 3, where one of the terminal hooks b is shown, the enlargements c engaging in the circular sockets 7 andprevented thereby from rotation. The hooks secured to the base bar intermediate of the ends have square terminals 8 which are upset to form the securing shoulders (I which abut against the edge of the base bar 5 and so form a stop to the square terminals of the central hooks, preventing these hooks from being pulled out of their sockets. The end hooks are are vented from being pulled out of their soc rets by means of the terminal enlargement c.

In connection with the base bar I use a securing bar 10 having two flat surfaces, one of which is made to rest upon the base bar and the securing ends of the hooks. The securing bar and the base bar are secured by means of suitable bolts 12, which pass through these bars and the washing machine door 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, itbeing understood that this catching rack is to be secured to the door so that when the fabrics are introduced into the washing machine the catching rack will be carried out of the way.

The base bar 5 is provided with squared recesses to receive the squared terminals 8, and when the bar 10 is disposed upon the bar 5 the hooks having the square terminals, it will be obvious, will be prevented from rotation.

Passing through a suitable perforation centrally of the base bar and the securing bar is a bolt 16 provided with a thumbscrew 15 so that the securing bar may be yieldably secured to the base bar. The

members 51O being of wood will yield sufficiently centrally thereof when the bolt 16 is loosened to enable the fingers a to be tilted laterally as shown in Fig. 6 and with out disturbing the fingers b which have the 1G relatively large eyes a to support them from turning.

As the washing machine operators occasionally desire to insert their hands into the washing machine in testing the temperature l5 of the water and as the hooks might grasp the operator, the centrally disposed hooks a are all adjustably secured to the base bar 5 in that the thumb-screw may be loosened so that the bar 10 will be loosened and yield sufliciently to permit the square portions of the hooks to rotate between the two mem bers 510. This action permits the hooks to be tilted, so that their ends rest upon the securing bars to provide an unobstructed portion for the hand of the operator when required. After the inspection is completed,

the tilted hooks are restored to their opera- 1 tive position and the nut 15 again tightened to again clamp the hooks in operative position. As a matter of fact all the hooks may be tiltably secured as are these intermediate hooks a. With this attachment as the washing machine A revolves any article or articles dropped into the suds outside of the washing machine will be caught by this catching rack so that the suds may be emptied without fear of any article being lost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is An attachment of the character described, comprising a perforated base bar having a plurality of seats, the seats near the ends of said base bar having circular terminal sockets and extending through one edge thereof, the intermediate seats being square and extending through both edges of said base bar, a plurality of hooks having terminal securing enlargements adapted to fit into said seats and sockets, a set of hooks having square terminals and with their ends upset to form shoulders, said square terminals passing through said square seats, a securing bar held upon said base bar and the square terminals of said hook ends, and clamp bolts passing through said securing bar at its ends.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

PHLOE MILLER.

Witnesses RosA E. HAM, KATE THOMPSON. 

